Last Thursday was Elliot's first practice for his Little League coach-pitch baseball team. I didn't get to go because I was sick (I'm still recovering some kind of stomach virus). Here's the rules:

1. Games will be three innings in length no new inning shall start after 8pm 2. Scores will not be kept. Scorebooks are intended to be used for track batting orders and field position assignments. 3. Kids playing at the pitchers position in the field are to wear batting helmets. 4. All kids play in the field you may position them using an extra infielder a second and extra outfielders. 5. One at-bat for a team is considered complete when every player on the team has batted one time through the order. Outs are not counted 6. Parents may position themselves behind the catcher to facilitate in returning the ball to the pitcher on pass balls to speed play. 7. Runners are to advance one base on infield hits and are to remain at the base they advanced to on throwing errors or overthrows (no advancement). 8. Hits over the outfielders head or in the gap should be played as normal baseball rules allowing the batter to advance as far as he/she can go. It is recommended the batter be held if part of the advancement is because of throwing errors in trying to relay the ball back to the infield. (Use best discretion) 9. 5 year olds are encouraged to start in the outfield until acclimated to the hit balls to avoid injuries. Some players may be advanced enough to waive this guideline. 10. Encourage all players to play all positions over the course of the season. It is permissible to start the same kids in the same positions in multiple games to get the feel of playing as a team and then moving the kids around beginning the next inning. 11. Keep the pitch count to a 10 pitch maximum at which time a walk is issued to the batter. 12. Kids playing catcher must wear catching equipment. 13. Home team supplies one new game ball and one good used ball fOr each game. Home team is responsible for the bases to be placed prior to the game. 14. Base paths should be set to forty feet between each base.